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Endangered
CITES App. II
Coryphantha vivipara var. arizonica
Desert. Bot. Gard. Arizona, Sci. Bull. no. 1: 94. 1950
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Coryphantha vivipara var. arizonica
Author
(Engelm. in W.H.Brewer & S.Watson) W.T.Marshall
Chinese genus
顶花球属/菠萝球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Escobaria viviparaSN|9953]]SN|9953]] is a small solitary or clumping cactus, some varieties forming colonies of over 200 stems. This species is the most widespread, abundant and variable member of the genus.
Note
The Arizonica variety has small low thick stem, usually single, spines are very dense, red-white, dark red or black.